Railroad-rail.



G.E.NEUBAUER.

Y RAILROAD RAIL.

' APPLICATION FILED APR.15,1909.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

"features of the invention.

scracrns CARL E. NEUBAUEE,

DE HIBBING, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOEU F ONE-HALF T0 ALFEEIJ NE'W'BERG. OF HIKBBING, MINNESGIA.

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Application filed April use.

provide :1. break joint organization to prevent pounding of the wheels of the rolling stool; on the ends of the rails at the joints of the latter and also to eliminate the noise or click incident to wheels pa ng over the ordinary rail joints with material advert tunes in durability and wear of the rails and of the wheels of the roll ing stock.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a rail. construction which will prevent sliding of the rails ioarticularly on a down grade. and to fasten the contiguous ends of the rail lengths or sections in such manner that the bolts will he relieved of strain or shearing; eii'cct and the rails will have amore stable assemblage with relation to the roadbed.

The improved rail will materially reduce the expense of labor as there are no low joint. to tuinp and in View of the durability of the rail organization the cost of repair or replacement ot worn rails also materially reduced.

With these and other objects and advantnges 1n i'iew, the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts which will be more fully hereinafter specified.

In the drawing1-Figurc 1 is a side elevation of a rail organization Fig. 2 is'a top plan view of the same. Fig. is a VlGW similar to Fig. 2 with a portion of the organization removed. section on an enlarged scale of the rail oreuuization' at. a point "i taut from the joint. vformedbetween the rail lengtlss or sections. Fig. 5 is a View s milar i!- si through the rail sections at the (i is a detail perspective \ieu' r i'uil broken through and forming a unit of the invention. Fig. T is a detail perspective new of a portion of the man! rail. Fi 8 is a. detail perspective vuz-w of tin l'oriu oi Specification of Letters ratent.

embodying the Fig. is a. trzuisverse vertical 1 and 18 are respectively formed. as shown in l token Patented Sept. 14., icon; Serial 110.480378.

lish plate employed in connection with the main joints.

Each niain ail is formed as shown in detail by Fig. 7 and embodies a base flange (3 from which rises a web 7 having an upper halt'head Parallel with the web 7 and risii'ig from the base flange 6 is a guard flange 9 slightly greater in vertical extent than the web. 7 and forming with the latter a longitudinal seat 10. The flange 9 extends 5 throughout the full length of the outer portion of each main rail section 5 and termihates in aiinenient with the ends of each main rail section. Reinovably fitted in the longitudinal seat or channel 10 is an auxil- 79 may rail section 11, shown in detail in Fig. (3, and consisting; of a vertical web 12 having;-- an upper inwardly overhanging half-head 13 to cooperate with the head 8 and form a complete head of the usual rail head dimensions, the underside of (behalf-head 13 being formed with a longitudinal groove 14 close to the web 12 to receive the upper; end of the guard flange 9, as clearly shown by Figs. t and 5. The one end of each auxiliary rail section 11 has a longitudinal slot 15 opening outwardly therethrough and the opposite end is formed with a projecting tongue 16, the tongues of the several auxiliary rail sections fitting; in the slots 15 of the adjacent sections so as to prevent any" tendency to de-, pression or rising of the auxiliary rail sections with relation to the main rail sections 5 with which they cooperate. The main an auxiliary rail sections are so arranged as t0 break joint, or the joints of the auxiliary railsections are at points intermediate the joints of the main rail sections, an unbroken portion of the auxiliary rail sections extending across the outer side of the joints between the main rail sections. The joints as specified between the auxiliary rail sections 11 also provide a firin interlock of the said sections, and in the main rail sections 5 and the guard flanges i). elongated bolt openingsll? dotted and fullv lines in Fig. 7. The auxiliary rail sections 11 at the points where they cross the joints between the main rail sections and guard flanges are formed with round bolt openings 19 that coincide with the elongated bolt openings 17 and 18 to receive bolts and nuts .20 ofusual form, the said bolts and nuts also passing through fish plates 21, one at the outer side of each joint contiguous main rail sections.

2 61 the it sending wear will ensue, such and resting against the guard flanges 9 of the 4 Each fish plate 21 has its ends tapered or the upper corner portions removed by cutting the same on a downwardly curved incline as at 22 so as-to effectively carry the spring of the rail over, the opposite extremities thereof very easily rails by removing obstructive resistance means at the ends of the fish plate. The webs 12 adjacent to the joints of the auxiliary rail sections 11 are also formed with elongated bolt openings 23, as shown by Fig. 6, to'coincidewith round bolt openings 24 in the flanges 9 of the main rail sections 5, bolts 20 being also inserted through the openings 23 and 24 as shown by Fig. l. The arran 'ement of the bolts and openings as just explained compensates for expansion and contraction of the main and auxiliary rail sections and the movement of the auxiliary rail sections during ex ansion or contraction does not effect a comp ete separation of the rail sections in view of the fact that the tongues 16 are long enough to remain in engagement with the slots 15 under maximum separating conditions. a

The guard flanges 9 and the .web 12 respectively tightly engage the groove 14.- and the bottom of the longitudinal seat or channel 10 and set-up a tight assemblage of the auxiliary rail sections, and this arrangement together with the slot and tongue interlock at the ends of the auxiliary rail sections will operate to maintain the latter sections in association with the main rail sections; and though it is obvious that in time some wear will be reduced to a mmimum and in the event of excessive wear the auxiliary rail sections may be removed and replaced by corresponding new Sections with less expense than is required in replacing a whole rail section and as now commonly adopted, and the necessity of rails back to rolling mills for resto'ration is avoided. Furthermore, the rail sections may be repaired without interfering 1n the least with traflic over the-road, as the main rail sections may remain intact and providea sufficient support for the rolling stock when the auxiliary rail sections are removed for the purpose of replacement or reair. p Though the webs 12 of the auxiliary rail sections are fully housed within the longidin'al seats or channels 10 and moisture to a large extent will be prevented from entering the seats or channels, there will be, of course, some moisture present, and to reduce injury to the rail organization the moisture is permitted to escape or flow out through openings 25 extending through the base flanges 6 at intervals and serving as outlets for the seats or channels 10, and also.

and reduce any tendency to breakagemain sections, and

guard flanges,

. dirt that may collect in the seats or channels.

he improved rail organization as specified Will be found advantageous in many other particulars when practically used, and spreading or shifting of the rails in irregular directions is avoided. It will be when the wheels of the rolling stock pass over the joints there is no break, but a continuation is provided by the auxiliary rail sections and hence the Wheels of the rolling stock always run over a continuous surface.

and pounding as well as noise is prevented.

' hat is'claimed is:

1. In a rail organization of the class specified, the combination of rail sections having outer longitudinal seats extending downthe usual clicking wardly to the base flanges of the sections and I also provided with inwardly extending half heads, auxiliary rail sections having Webs fitted in said seats and outwardly projecting half heads to register with the half heads of the first named sections, the auxiliary rail sections crossing the joints of the first named sections, and means for securing all of the sections in assembled relation.

2. In a rail organization of the class specified, the combination of main rail sections having outer channels extending downwardly to the base flanges of the sections and half-heads, auxiliary rail sections having half-heads and'webs fitted in the'said channels and extending across the joints of the I means for fastening the associated sections.

3. In a rail organization of the-class specitied, the combination of ma: rail sections having half-heads and epic. longitudinal channels extending downwardly to the base flanges ofthe sections. and formed by upwardly projecting guard flanges rising from said base flanges, auxiliary rail sections having half-heads with-under grooves to receive of the guard flanges and .de-

seen that fit in the channels, the auxof the main sections, and means for fastening the associated rail sections.

1. In a rail organization of the class specified, the combination of main rail sections having half-heads channels formed by auxiliary rail sections having half-heads with under grooves to receive the upper edges of the guard flanges and depending webs to fit in the channels, the auxiliary rail sections extending across the joints of the main sect-ions, and fastening means securing the associated sections, including fish plates each of which has the. opposite extremities sloped downwardly and at curved inclines, and bolts extending through the fish plates and the sections.

5. In a rail organization of the class speciand outer longitudinal f upwardly projecting fied the combination of main mil sections havlng outer channels, auxlhzn'y m1! son-Mons extendlng across the olnts of the mam m1] i mv hand in PEOSOHPQ of two snimcribing wit n l sections and 'n'ovided with terminal slots i i i l eswses.

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5 and tongues, and fastening means for boldmg the M111 SUCUOJIS 1n assocmted relation.

In tosi-lmony whereof I have herunnm sm. 

